Tools

(Version 01-19-2014)

Many Gedcom-files I receive are not encoded to show diacritical characters correctly in Gedcom 5.5 .
GEKo enables you to convert this encoding to a format compatible the Gedcom without changing data within Gedcom.

In addition to the formats permitted in Gedcom 5.5 (ASCII,
ANSEL, UNICODE) there is also the option to use UTF-8. This will be available in Gedcom 5.5.1.

There
are more options, such as the free choice of the type of line-endings,
or the option to set a byte-order marker for unicode output. Please
refer to the quick guide for your first steps, and for information about Gedcom.

Usage of the software is at you own risk. I cannot be held responsible for any damage.

(Version 10-01-2017)

Anyone who is engaged in Gedcom files, will find that they are not very
clear. Here, ShowMeGedcom is a good help. It allows the assessment of
Gedcom files in a clear manner. The Gedcom file can also be checked for
errors, and the character encoding can be converted to UTF-8.

Changes within the file are also possible. However, you should be
familiar with Gedcom. Generally users should not change Gedcom files
independently.

ShowMeGedcom was created by working in the mailing list
gedcom-l@genealogy.net. There, developer of genealogy software discuss
the exchange of data via Gedcom in order to achieve a smooth data
exchange.

ShowMeGedcom is a tool, that is still under development. Error messages and feature requests are welcome.

Use the software at you won risk. I cannot be held responsible for any damage in any way.